Child and Family Services will open Freeland office

FREELAND, MI — The Child and Family Services of Saginaw will open a new office this month.

The office's
opening comes after the nonprofit organization identified a bulk of clients
coming from the Freeland area. The address of the Freeland location will be 117 S. Main St., Suite 2.

"The office that
we're opening in Freeland is a counseling center. It is a child and family
services office," said Child and Family Services Fund Development Director
Carrie Schultz. "We have five clinical offices in there, which can serve people
struggling with emotional issues."

Child and Family
Services, 2806 Davenport in in Saginaw,
provides counseling, sexual assault and employee wellness.

Schultz said
Saginaw residents will have the option of traveling to Freeland for
services because some clients like to be discreet about receiving help. The
Freeland office will geographically broaden services
and develop a base in Freeland.

"Access will be
better because they don't have that distance, not that Saginaw is super far,"
Schultz said. "When you bring people closer, it breaks some of those barriers,
and we can serve more people from that area."